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Colin Kaepernick scores on a 7-yard quarterback sweep in last week's 34-0 win against the Jets. (AP)

On Sunday, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was a runner, passer and (almost) a receiver.

In the second quarter, Kaepernick took a shotgun snap, handed off to Frank Gore and jogged near the 49ers’ sideline after a one-yard loss. As Alex Smith returned to the field, Kaepernick lingered near the sideline and was poised to line up at wide receiver for a second-and-11 play.

Before San Francisco could snap the ball, though, the Jets noticed the uncovered Kaepernick and called a timeout.

Asked today about Kaepernick lining up as a wideout, Roman feigned memory loss.

“I don’t know what play you’re taking about,” Roman said.

It’s on TV, a reporter said.

“We have ways to get rid of that,” Roman said to laughter. “Yeah, I think (Kaepernick) was talking to the official about the previous play. Next question.”

Since his secret was uncovered, Roman might have to wait a month or two before attempting that play again. But he’s likely to try another trick play at some point. The 49ers, after all, threw an 18-yard pass to left tackle Joe Staley and a 17-yarder to nose guard Isaac Sopoaga last year. In the fourth quarter on Sunday, they lobbed an incomplete goal-line pass to defensive tackle Will Tukuafu, who was playing fullback.

“I don’t look at them as trick plays, they’re football plays,” Roman said. “… They’re what I’d like to call mixers that you might want to mix in from time to time. The more you do them and they work, maybe a defense has to maybe not run that blitz they were going to run.”

** The 49ers nearly unveiled their offensive package with Kaepernick on Oct. 2, 2011, against the Eagles. Kaepernick entered in the first quarter, on a third-and-17 play, and was lined up in a shotgun formation with Gore to his left.

The 49ers, however, had to call a time out as the play clock was about to expire. Smith came back in after the time out and Kaepernick was never used in a Wildcat role during his rookie season.